Fly catcher



E.' HAMBORG ET AL 1 FLY GATCHER March. 29. 1927. r 1,623,006

4Filed Oct. 9. 1926 Riff J1 ffl* INVENTOR am y BY j ATTOR N EY v WITNESS:

Patented Mar. 29, 1927. l'

UNITED STA-rss;

PATENT QFFIGTE.

EDWARD HAMBORG, 0F LINDEN; AND'vIc'ro'nwT. LOEDELL,` or. ELIZABETH, JERSEY.

FLY CATCHER.:

Applicatn filed October 9,1926. Serial' Nc. 140,603.

This inventionn relates vfly catchers.

The primary object ofv the invention resides in a! ily catcher adapted to be held in the hand of an operator andV wielded through the air to catch flies inV flight, whereby any Hy coming in contact with the device is sure to be caught.

Another object ofv the invention residesin a fly catcher resembling in appearance the common ily swatter but' which is unlike the swatter as the saineY does not' leave a spot ormark on the `wall"orelsewhere when placed thereagainst to catch'flies which may be resting thereon, and it eliminates the necessity of collecting. dead ies, as the'l'lies are caught and retained 'by the device.

AA further object of the invention is the provision of a fly! catcher which includes a holder for detachably receiving a cone shaped disk having its inner walls provided with a sticky substance such as that now used on fly paper, and on which disk the flies are caught. As the disk collects the flies, the same may be removed from the holder and iscarded and a new disk substituted there- A still further object of the invention is to construct a fly catcher which is simple in construct-ion, inexpensive of manufacture and ellicient for the purpose intended.

VWith these and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully describedare particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated in the accompanylng drawing, in

which Figure 1 is a perspective view of our improved ly catcher looking toward the rear thereof.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the same.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional View on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the catching element prior to being folded into a lcone shape.

Referring more particularlyk to the drawing, the reference numeral 10 designates our improved fly catcher in its entirety and which includes a holder element 11, and a removableV fiy catcher element 12.

The holder element 11 comprises a single to improvements inA to provide parallel legs which co-.act to 4form i a staff-'13.` The free ends ofthe wireinay be bentl to form a handle orma-y be embed`` ded in ahand-grip 14" as show-n in the-drawing. The top end-'ofl` the shaft isbentE at an `angle with respecttotheaxis ofthel` han@ dle and the parallel portions ofi'theibent'end serve as yieldable co-acting clamping jaws 15. The clampingV jaws lnormally` tend 'to expand but are held in a clamping'position by a collar` or ring 16 slidably mountedon the stati" 1'3 and` adapted to wedgingly ens'- gage the staf. `Braces' 17 are swingingly` mounted on the jaws 15 for al purposey to be. presently explained.

Thecatcher element 12 comprises a nor-y mally flat cardboard disk 18 having per` forations`19 therein to reduce' the air resistance when the device n is wielded throughthe` air. The front face of the disk is provided with a sticky substance 21 such as now used on fly paper but which substance terminates short of the peripheral edge of the disk to leave a clean edge 22 therearound. Tlile disk is cut on the radial line 23 and then folded backward on the radial lines 24 disposed on opposite sides of the cut. The

flaps 25 caused by the folding on the lines 24 are brought Ifiat againstA each other which transforms the flat disk into a cone shaped disk. The flaps 25 are inserted between the clamping jaws 15 of the holder and clamped therein by reason of the wedging engagement of the collar 16. The braces 17 are swung against the back of the cone disk to reinforce the same and for preventing the jaws from tearing the disk.

In practice, the hand grip 14 is grasped by the hand of the operator and the device waved or wielded through the air within the path of the y to be caught, it of course, being the vobject tov cause the fly to come in contact with the inner sticky walls of the disk. Once the disk comes in contact with the fly it is held captive vand soon dies. Should it be desired to catch a fly on a fiat surface such as a wall, the disk is placed over the ily and in trying to escape the fly will come in contact with the sticky substance and be caught. No marks will be left on the wall such as those caused by swatting the ily nor does the sticky substance on the disk come in contact with the walls, as the peripheral edge of the cone disk is left clean. The device may be used in instances where an ordinary fly swatter would fail, such as to catch liies on a line or wire. It will be appreciated that the flies killed do not have to be collected as they remain on the disk, which when full, may be disposed of and a fresh disk placed in the holder.

`Wl1ile we have described what we deem to loe the most desirable embodiment of our invent-ion, it is obvious that many of the details may be varied without in any way departing from the spirit of our invention, and we therefore do not limit ourselves to the exact details of construction herein set forth nor to anything less than the whole of our invention limited only by the appended claims What is claimed as new is l. A fly catcher comprising a staff having a handle on one end thereof, normally expanding clamping jaws on the other end of said stali, a conical shaped disk having a sticky substance on the front face thereof, flanges extending from the rear of said disk and seated between said jaws, and means for holding said jaws compressed against said flanges.

2. A fly catcher comprising a holder element, a conical shaped member having a sticky substance on the concave surface thereof, said conical shaped member formed from a single flat piece of relatively stiff bendable material cut and folded backward to form a pair of meeting flaps, and clamping means on said holder for receiving said aps for holding said disk in conical shape.

3. In a fly catcher, a disk formed of a single flat piece of relatively stiff bendable material, a sticky substance on one of the faces of said disk and terminating short of the peripheral edges thereof, said disk being cut inwardly from its peripheral edge and folded backward to provide a pair of meeting flaps, a holder element, and means on said holder element for gripping said flaps for holding said disk in cone formation.

ll. A fly catcher comprising a holder, a conical shaped perforated member having a sticky substance on the interior walls thereof, and tabs extending from the outer walls of said member, and clamping aws provided on said holder for receiving and gripping said tabs for removably supporting said member thereon.

In testimony whereof we hereby affix our signatures.

EDWARD HAMBURG. VICTOR T. LOBDELL. 

